no_man_army Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 a few days ago i needed to get something from the loft, whilst i was up there i noticed one of my forgotten projects, its a six foot long amraam missile lol and it made me wonder if im just a complete nut or have you guys built some crazy stuff? So whats the biggest / weirdest thing youve recreated ? ill show some pics later today James Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I just finished a P-51A, which is far from my usual building of jets. Does that count? :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
William G Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Many years ago I built and maintained a Tesla coil for a theater group Kinda like this but no Plexiglas Was a blast to build. got calls all the time about adjusting the spark gap as well as tuning the coils William G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I only build 'what ifs' so a lot of them could be described as crazy, but perhaps the weirdest was the Rayador, an Ekranoplan made from an Airfix Boeing 727-200: Full Silly Week article is here. It actually started an internet fight, but the details are outside the scope of this discussion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I built my spray booth out of corrugated plastic (used for signs,) a kitchen range hood and some magnets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I helped build a 1:1 scale Dalek...his name is "Joe". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 This must be the craziest thing I ever built! I built it for a contest on a Dutch modeling forum. The intention was using a ping pong ball to build anything you like greets, Jelle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Jelle, that is brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
no_man_army Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 that looks like a poddington pea LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THX1138 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Do kits from Ikea count ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Do kits from Ikea count ? If so, I have a huge list of them.... Cheers, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two Mikes Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Do kits from Ikea count ? LOL!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
no_man_army Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 i like the ikea pic lol, for those who have never heard of the poddington peas check these bad boys out they could be twins with your little green masterpiece http://www.flickr.com/photos/figmentsimagination/3311428064/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) Three sets of planets, at 5000Km/1cm scale a 5/1 scale battery a 1/3 scale Spitfire Mk1 for a theme bar, and my wifes wedding ring Edited May 28, 2010 by Army_Air_Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
no_man_army Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 ive seen that battery before somewhere didnt you take that to a competition along side a diorama? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yes, at the local aircraft museum in mid April. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 That's brilliant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Impatient Pete Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 A full size, 16 foot long section of a 777 cabin ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Many years ago I built and maintained a Tesla coil for a theater group I want one of those!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Probably the superdetailed Zero Eggplane recently seen on a certain website (I won't name names, but the initials are A.R.C.) I did this one a few years back just to annoy a fellow model club member who passionately loves blue-nose Mustangs and equally passionately hates Bf-109s. It's also probably my fastest build (since becoming a "serious" modeler anyway.) I started it on Monday evening, and finished it up in time for the club meeting the next night. My most off-the-wall "serious" build would be the Glencoe T.Rex skeleton. The kit dates from the '50s, and is based on a mount from around 1900 or so, which was posed as a "tail dragger." The tail was also too long, because it was the first T.Rex recovered, and much of the tail was missing, forcing scientists to guess at the length. I reposed the model to reflect more modern anatomical ideas, and took several vertabrae out of the tail. Unfortunately I'm at work, and don't have a pic in my PhotoBucket account. SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
no_man_army Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 my fastest kit was the focke wulf on my banner it took 3 hours from start to finish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philp Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Think it would have to be my Moo-rine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 A 1/72 anti submarine CF-104 on pontoons. Think I might build it again in 1/48. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Amigo Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I built a 1:1 scale crocodile skull based on the largest saltwater crocodile...from scratch. Took me a year to build and finished it when I was about 12 years old! :) Unfortunately, even after tons of research, I found out that it was a few inches too large (well, at least I got the proportions right, but not the scale). Hopefully someone might capture an even larger crocodile with a head as big as the one I made, so that my skull will be accurate! :P Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Amigo Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Some other weird things I built/ am building: A 1/48 T.Rex; miniature skulls of a crocodile, great white shark and tiger; and the one I am currently working on: a life-sized ARC Reactor (complete with LED lights!) :) Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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